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Career: Producers
Job Description
Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
93
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Monitor postproduction processes to ensure accurate completion of details. |
88
|
Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained. |
82
|
Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written. |
81
|
Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process. |
80
|
Perform management activities such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing. |
75
|
Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. |
71
|
Determine production size, content, and budget, establishing details such as production schedules and management policies. |
70
|
Produce shows for special occasions, such as holidays or testimonials. |
62
|
Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards. |
60
|
Hire directors, principal cast members, and key production staff members. |
60
|
Plan and coordinate the production of musical recordings, selecting music and directing performers. |
57
|
Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects. |
57
|
Obtain and distribute costumes, props, music, and studio equipment needed to complete productions. |
53
|
Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters. |
52
|
Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage. |
48
|
Negotiate contracts with artistic personnel, often in accordance with collective bargaining agreements. |
47
|
Arrange financing for productions. |
45
|
Maintain knowledge of minimum wages and working conditions established by unions or associations of actors and technicians. |
44
|
Select plays, scripts, books, or ideas to be produced. |
40
|
Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution. |
38
|
Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions. |
31
|
Edit and write news stories from information collected by reporters. |
20
|
Determine and direct the content of radio programming. |
11
|
Repay investors from project revenue. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
74
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
73
|
Getting Information
|
72
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
70
|
Thinking Creatively
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
66
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
66
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
65
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
65
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
57
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
56
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
55
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
55
|
Interacting With Computers
|
54
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
53
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
49
|
Processing Information
|
47
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
46
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
46
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
44
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
43
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
42
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
42
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
41
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
40
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
35
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
32
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
31
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
20
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|